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1908]

PROCEEDINGS OF T H E BOARD OF TRUSTEES. E E V I S I O N OF U N I V E R S I T Y STATUTES.

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Mr. Lehman called u p for consideration the report of the Committee on Revision of the University Statutes. Mrs. Alexander moved to refer the report to a conference of the board with the University Senate. Mr. Madden moved as a substitute that the report be accepted and adopted as presented., and this motion prevailed. Mrs. Alexander protested against this action and asked to bo recorded .as voting no. LAWS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

INSTRUCTIONAL FORCE. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.

1. All persons who give instruction in any department of the University •shall constitute the general faculty. 2. The members of the general faculty shall be classified as follows: (a) the president; (b) the vice-president; (c) the dean of the graduate school; (d) the dean of undergraduates; (e) the deans of the separate colleges; (f) the dean of women; (g) professors; (h) associate professors; (i) assistant professors; (j) associates; (k) instructors. 3. The president, the vice-president, the dean of the graduate school, the •dean of undergraduates, the deans of the separate colleges, and the dean of women shall constitute the council of administration. 4. The president, the deans, the high school visitor and the full professors of the University shall constitute the University senate. 5. The members of the general faculty associated with each college or •school shall constitute the faculty thereof. 6. The president shall be the executive head of the University, and a member of each faculty thereof. It shall be his duty to secure efficiency in all of the departments, and orderly and economical administration and healthful development in all of th'e affairs of the University. He is clothed with all authority needful to that end, and for his acts is answerable to the Board of Trustees alone. 7. The vice-president shall exercise the functions of the president in his absence, and shall at all times be of such assistance to the president as he can, by the exercise of such functions as the latter may delegate to him. 8. The dean of undergraduates shall concern himself about the interests of individual students, and shall render such assistance to the president as that officer may desire. 9. The dean of each college shall be the executive officer of that college and shall be responsible to the president for carrying out all University policy and for the execution of all established rules or special directions given by any superior authority. The dean shall make an annual report to the president on or before the first day .of June in each year, in which he shall fully treat of the work of his college. He may make report tor advance suggestions at any time, and shall report to the president whenever requested so to do. 10. The ranking professor of a department shall, unless otherwise directed, be the head thereof and, subject to superior authority as to policy and course of procedure, he shall be responsible for the quality and efficient progress of the work of that department, and all subordinates in the department shall conform to his views touching department policy, while they exercise their own originality and genius in carrying it out. The ranking :member of a department staff which is without a professor at its head shall,